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'Exedra' Bench, circa 1938
Details
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Exedra' Bench, circa 1938
produced by Fratelli Radice, Milan, Italy
maple, stained plywood, fabric upholstery
16 ½ x 52 x 13 ½ in. (42 x 132 x 34 cm)
'Exedra' Bench, circa 1938
produced by Fratelli Radice, Milan, Italy
maple, stained plywood, fabric upholstery
16 ½ x 52 x 13 ½ in. (42 x 132 x 34 cm)
Provenance
Casa Salvatelli, Parioli district, Rome, by repute
Private Collection, Parioli district, Rome
Gallery 25, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Parioli district, Rome
Gallery 25, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
I. De Guttry and M.P. Maino, Il mobile deco italiano 1920-1940, Bari, 1988, p. 217 (for a related example)
S. Montefusco, Fontana Arte repertorio 1933-1943, Genoa, 2012, p. 199 (for a related example)
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, p. 103 (for a related example)
S. Montefusco, Fontana Arte repertorio 1933-1943, Genoa, 2012, p. 199 (for a related example)
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, p. 103 (for a related example)
Further details
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti archives.
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Brought to you by
Victoria Allerton Tudor
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Sale